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Jacobi Mauer Mrs. Booms-ryan CE Composition 15 December, 2015 In the Ring Hard work and determination is what drove me from the start. You can never be too good right? There is always room to improve and that doesn’t just go for sports. Boxing is my passion, just being in the ring with the roaring cheers and bad intentions makes it interesting. The nerves that build up before the fight, when you’re in your corner are exhilarating! Both fighters in each corner wanting nothing, but complete…

be the greatest. He has unraveled his amazing talent not only to improve himself, but to enhance his current soccer club for the better; Barcelona F.C. Throughout many years, Messi led his team to win the Champions League, La Liga, and Spanish Super Cup titles (“Lionel Messi Biography”), and there just didn't seem to be a way to stop him and his plans to improve his teammates. Lionel Messi had an optimist mind to keep pushing forward which eventually impacted himself and everyone around him. He…

Did you know that there are around 1.8 billion Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups made every year? That is enough to feed one cup to everyone in America, Europe, Japan, Australia, Africa, India, and China (Reese's). Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are some of the best and oldest forms of candy. Reese’s are the second best selling candy and should only not be eaten if you have a peanut allergy. It is so good that it makes about $500 million a year! This is second to only M&M’s at around $650 million…

In English, the word “invictus” means undefeated. This book’s main goal was to show how unity is undefeated. John Carlin’s book Invictus details the story of Nelson Mandela’s fight against apartheid rule. More interestingly, this book explains how he used rugby to win the fight. Apartheid rule was the separation of people by race in South Africa. This prevented a lot of the black population in South Africa from having the same opportunities as the white people. Black South Africans were not…

This story is about a kid who grew up to become the best soccer player in history. He suffered from hormone deficiency since his parent were unable to pay for his treatment they decided to move to Barcelona, Spain. Who is it? It is none other than Lionel Messi. He struggled a lot to get where he is today. His accomplishment helps a lot of charities children and poor peoples around the world that is why many young player defines him as a role model. He broked to many records such as the first…

The Do’s and Don’ts in South Africa for culture and doing business There are many do’s and don’ts that one must be aware of when it comes to doing business and the culture of South Africa. Understanding these do’s and don’ts will help a company be successful while entering or doing business in South Africa. Do’s These are all of the things that a company should pay extra attention to when doing business in South Africa. Completing all of these tasks will lead to a company being very successful…

Sweaty palms, a racing heart, and a mind occupied with doubt were rushing through me as I sat in a room full of complete and total strangers. These strangers happened to be thirty wide-eyed children who were staring up at me with admiration and utter awe. I was from America. Yes, this may seem completely normal, but to the thirty South African children, America represented so much more than just a country on the other side of the world. America represented hope. A type of hope that gave them the…

South Africa’s history helped set the stage for major violence to occur. Readers of Coetzee’s Age of Iron were able to experience this first hand, and through lecture were able to gain an understanding of South Africa’s history. The history of South Africa is significant because, it shows a story in history that has been told many times, the story of a need for change, a revolution. This feeling and emotion of violence is not native to South African history, but World History. People feel…

“Cry, the Beloved Country” by Alan Paton is a novel about priest Stephen Kumalo, and his discoveries concerning corruption, faith, friendship, change, and tradition in the dynamic settings of Ndotsheni and Johannesburg, cities in South Africa. The novel carefully details the effects of advanced European society on the tribal systems of South Africa; and Paton analyzes how these societies and their laws affect young black people and their rights. The desertion of Ndotsheni by Kumalo’s family and…

Soheil felt like he was trapped in a nightmare from which he couldn't awaken. He couldn’t breathe, and he wasn't sure which direction was up. Something was on top of him, and he violently pushed it away. His head broke through the surface of the water, and he struggled for breath but coughed up water instead. The sun was blinding, and he looked away from it. He recognized the color of the water around him and knew he was in the sea off Beirut. A dead body was floating beside him, apparently the…